Anthurium coloradense

A terrestrial Panamanian anthurium in section Polyneurium, with thin, strongly veined leaves, grooved stems and a yellow-green spadix. It is known from Cerro Colorado in the Cordillera Central, where the type was collected at 1500 m near the continental divide. Treat it as a cool-ish, humid cloud-forest understory plant.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial shrubby anthurium of forest near the continental divide. At 1500 m on Cerro Colorado the forest is wet premontane to lower montane cloud forest, though no habitat notes were found with the records.

The only GBIF record, the holotype, is from 1500 m. No elevation range has been published in the sources checked.

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🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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